Like to organize events and programs? Do you have political experience? Are you passionate about curbing climate change — and looking to make a difference?

This job may be for you.

We are hiring a temporary advocacy coordinator to assist Carbon Washington with our legislative session work.

Thanks in part to our campaigning this fall, we have elected more climate advocates to the legislature than ever before.

Now, we need to take advantage of a friendlier legislature to move climate bills forward. We are hiring a part time coordinator to maximize the political will for climate action. With the help of the coordinator, we will execute advocacy programs designed to increase the chances of passing important climate measures toward 100% clean energy, a price on carbon, low-carbon fuels, electric vehicles, and more.

Hello, CarbonWA friends: We hope the holiday season has brought joy to you and your families. For us, it also brought introspection about how we can best advance our shared goals of a low-carbon, healthy, prosperous future.

To that end, read on for our reflections, a policy update, and what YOU CAN DO to advance climate action.

Together Is the Way Forward

We still face the challenge of constructing a climate policy that appeals to people who want action but who have different ideas about how to implement it. Those differences in perspectives have contributed to several setbacks in recent years. The defeat of Initiative 1631 in November followed a loss for Initiative 732 in 2016 and the absence of legislation from lawmakers the last two legislative sessions. Tellingly, some who liked one of the initiatives did not support the other. In fact, I-1631 received more support than I-732 in certain counties, while losing support compared to I-732 in other counties (more on 1631 v 732 here), underscoring the divergence in views. Pragmatism, bipartisanship, and compromise are desperately needed to get further next time.